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◇ Catalog #98

King's Assassin

por·#98·rare·nonfoil

Illus. Zina Saunders

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for trade

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wishlisted

May 1997

29 yr ago

Value

$9.16+$0 (+4.2%)

30 days high $9.48 · low $8.64

NM$9.16

LP—

MP—

HP—

DMG—

$8.46–$9.67modeled

30 days ago
today

90-dayhigh $9.28low $4.93range 88.2%n 51

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Played in EDH

EDHrec rank #20,556 · Fringe play

Variants

Nonfoil$9.16

Gameplay

Creature — Human Assassin

{T}: Destroy target tapped creature. Activate only during your turn, before attackers are declared.

Fear is as effective a weapon as the blade.

1/1

Legalities

tlrlegal

duellegal

brawlnot legal

pennynot legal

PreDH

Context

Last observed on Scryfall 2 months ago at $9.16. Over the trailing 90 days the price moved between $4.93 and $9.28 across 51 observations. Cross-checked across TCGplayer, eBay sold, Cardmarket EU, and Star City.

This printing is one of 2 catalogued treatments from POR — the lineup includes Nonfoil alongside the standard finish. Across our catalog the Rarix library tracks every variant in the same family so collectors can compare price, scarcity and demand inside a single lineage.

Card #98 of *Portal*, the set that shipped alongside the May 1997 Portal release.

Card type: Creature — Human Assassin, color identity black, printed at rare. Rares occupy the bottom-of-pack rare slot in standard boosters. Mana cost: {1}{B}{B} (3 converted).

Legal in Legacy, Vintage, and Commander.

EDHrec ranks this card #20,556 in Commander, putting it in the fringe-play tier of the format's playable pool.

Illustrated by Zina Saunders. Rarix catalogs 53 other cards credited to this artist.